Why choose us?
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School Gymea focuses on the diverse learning needs of all students. We ensure continual growth and development of the whole child by tailoring learning to the individual student and providing a breadth of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.
Our team of educators bring our shared vision for learning to life in newly designed and custom built contemporary learning spaces. Through collaboration with parents and dedication to living our Catholic values, we are committed to developing independent thinkers and lifelong learners for a contemporary world.
Principal’s Message
History
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School Gymea was established in 1954 by the Sisters of St Joseph Orange County. It was through perseverance and unity that St Catherine Labouré Gymea Catholic School was built. The sisters worked with each other and alongside the community to to gather, build and care for the school. In 1977 the first lay principal was appointed. The school pays respect to the founders naming sport houses and playgrounds after each contributing member Latta, Joseph, Connolly, Wilkinson and Hannon.
Charism
The charism of the Sisters of St Joseph is that of unity with God and others. The sisters never gave up, they continually kept their dream and vision to meet the needs of the growing faith-filled community. The St Catherine Labouré community continue to live by the motto Unity, Friendship and Learning, grounded in the faith and charism of their founding sisters. Students are called to live faith-filled lives inspired by the work of the Sisters of St Joseph in unity and service with each other, their families and community.
The school has undergone major building construction and refurbishment, most recently with a major two-stage building project which built 11 new classrooms and refurbished eight. Today, the school is a modern and spacious learning environment with 22 contemporary state of the art learning areas and five spacious and interesting playgrounds.
Mission
With St Catherine Labouré and the Sisters of Orange County as our models we are committed to educating for lifelong learning within an inclusive Catholic community.
Vision
As we prepare our students for a constantly changing world we work together, inspiring faith and learning through a culture of innovation.
Motto
As we live out our school motto ‘Unity, Friendship and Learning’ and the values of the Sisters of Orange County, which include a commitment to nurturing the community, making Christ present to the world through personal witness and living lives of service.
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School Gymea has close links with the St Catherine Labouré Parish, taking every opportunity to have an authentic Catholic identity in its activities.
Parish Priest
Father Gregory Morgan
